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phlegm
10-07-2011, 04:32 PM
Hi, 1-month old 2012 XC70, and I hear a1-2 second noise each time I start, but nothing is heard after that. Goes away very quickly. (Weather is not cold.)

Always hard to describe this sort of thing, but it sounds like fan blades hitting against a shroud. Can't see anything obvious around the rad fan

May not be fan-related at all but that's what it sounds like.

Will take it into the dealer asap, but was curious if anyone has seen (heard) this before?

cattlecar
10-07-2011, 08:11 PM
your car has an electric power steering pump and I think you are hearing it come on. It is not active with key on engine not running normally. It starts with engine start.